Assembly Bill A9959

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3% hotel/motel occupancy tax

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7741 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A9959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7741
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1202-gg, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9420
2017-2018: A7566

2019-A9959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax for hotels not located in a village.

2019-A9959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9959
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to authorizing the town of
   Mount Pleasant to adopt a local law to impose a hotel/motel  occupancy
   tax  for hotels not located in a village; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-gg to
 read as follows:
   § 1202-GG. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN THE TOWN OF MOUNT  PLEASANT.    (1)
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN OF
 MOUNT  PLEASANT, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AND THOSE PORTIONS OF SUCH TOWN NOT
 LOCATED IN A VILLAGE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED  TO  ADOPT  AND
 AMEND  LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING A TAX ON PERSONS OCCUPYING ROOMS IN HOTELS OR
 MOTELS IN SUCH TOWN, AS THE LEGISLATURE HAS OR WOULD HAVE THE POWER  AND
 AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TAX AUTHORIZED AND IMPOSED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   (2)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HOTEL" SHALL MEAN A
 BUILDING OR PORTION OF IT WHICH IS REGULARLY USED AND KEPT OPEN AS  SUCH
 FOR THE LODGING OF GUESTS. THE TERM "HOTEL" INCLUDES AN APARTMENT HOTEL,
 A MOTEL OR A BOARDING HOUSE, WHETHER OR NOT MEALS ARE SERVED.
   (3)  THE  RATE  OF  SUCH TAX SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE PERCENT OF THE PER
 DIEM RENTAL RATE FOR EACH ROOM WHETHER SUCH ROOM IS RENTED ON A DAILY OR
 LONGER BASIS.
   (4) SUCH TAX MAY BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF
 FINANCE  OR  OTHER  FISCAL OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT BY SUCH
 MEANS AND IN SUCH MANNER AS OTHER TAXES  WHICH  ARE  NOW  COLLECTED  AND
 ADMINISTERED  BY  SUCH OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TOWN CHARTER OR AS
 OTHERWISE MAY BE PROVIDED BY SUCH LOCAL LAW.
   (5) SUCH LOCAL LAWS MAY PROVIDE THAT ANY TAX IMPOSED SHALL BE PAID  BY
 THE PERSON LIABLE THEREFOR TO THE OWNER OF THE HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOM OCCU-
 PIED  OR  TO  THE  PERSON ENTITLED TO BE PAID THE RENT OR CHARGE FOR THE
 HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOM OCCUPIED FOR AND ON ACCOUNT OF  THE  TOWN  OF  MOUNT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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